Griefswald Power Station

Griefswald Power Stationin Lubmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany is proposed by Dong Energy to have an installed capacity of 1600 megawatts and has a notional commissioning date of 2012. The project sparked widespread community opposition In April 2008 Power in Europe, an energy trade newsletter, reported that the project "is in doubt after members of the SPD government in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern have threatened to resign if construction goes ahead. Local opposition is high. Dong wants to start construction this year and operations in 2012." In its "new power plant tracker", the newsletter stated that the proposed "plant still in the the planning process. A final investment decision expected by the end of the year." It also notes that the environmental group BUND estimated that the project would emit 9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year.

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